Faculty
Course Directors
Edward C. Benzel, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Jason Savage, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Richard Schlenk, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Michael Steinmetz, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Gregory R. Trost, MD
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Planning Committee Members
Erin Anderson, PA-C
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Andrea Strayer, PhD, NP, CNRN
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Rachel Waite, CNP
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Guest Faculty
Nathaniel Brooks, MD
University of Wisconsin
Marc Eichler, MD
Minot, ND
Eldad Hadar, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Regis Haid, MD, Jr,
Atlanta, GA
Gwyneth Hughes, MD
Akron Children’s Hospital
Kristen Jones, MD
University of Minnesota
Sameer Kitab, MD
University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
Des Kwok, MD
Hamilton General Hospital
Vince Miele, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Eric Momin
Grand Junction, Colorado
Rakesh Patel, MD
University of Michigan
Sharad Rajpal
Avista Adventist Hospital
Abdelfattah Saoud, MD, PhD
Ain Shams University
Brad Schmidt, MD
University of Wisconsin
Shelly Schmoller, PA-C
University of Wisconsin
Ganesh Shankar, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Gabe Smith, MD
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Andrea Strayer, PhD, NP, CNRN
University of Iowa
Charles Stillerman, MD
University of Utah
Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Andrew Wakefield, MD
Hartford Hospital
Eric Woodard, MD
New England Baptist Health
Mohamed Zaazoue, MD
University of Wisconsin
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Erin Anderson, PA-C
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Jonathan Belding, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Nicole D’Amico, PA-C
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Sara Davin, PsyD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Ryan Goodwin, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Kush Goyal, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Augusto Hsia, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Iain Kalfas, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Ajit Krishnaney, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Tom Mroz, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Pablo Recinos, MD
Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Sarah Rispinto, PhD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Joanne Schneider, DNP
Pain Management
Alison Stout, DO
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Santhosh Thomas, DO
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Jenny Wu, MD, MRMD
Diagnostic Radiology
Rachel Waite, CNP
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Erin Anderson, PA-C
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Nicole D’Amico, PA-C
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Sara Davin, PsyD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Ryan Goodwin, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Kush Goyal, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Augusto Hsia, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Iain Kalfas, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Ajit Krishnaney, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Tom Mroz, MD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Pablo Recinos, MD
Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Sarah Rispinto, PhD
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Joanne Schneider, DNP
Pain Management
Alison Stout, DO
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Santhosh Thomas, DO
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine
Jenny Wu, MD, MRMD
Diagnostic Radiology
Rachel Waite, CNP
Center for Spine and Pain Medicine

